How To Jailbreak Or Root Your Smartphone or Tablet

by Grey One • October 8, 2012

Why Jailbreak or “Root” Your Mobile Device?

Jailbreaking is the act of overriding the software limitations on the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Similarly, on an Android device, the terms “rooting” means giving yourself root permissions on your phone. It’s similar to running programs as an administrator in Windows, or running a command with sudo in Linux. With a rooted phone, you can run more apps (like backup or tethering apps), as well as flash custom ROMs to your phone, which add all sorts of extra features. For privacy, you might want to run a continuous VPN or SSH tunnel.